Jaspers Crossing: See for yourself

There are 225 acres off Exit 8 in Jasper County that some are hoping to carve up.

If Robert Frantz of Sun City gets his way, the land will turn into an ice hockey stadium, traumatic brain injury center, veterans theme park, New Orleans-style shopping avenue, charter school, water park, film academy, performing arts center, "space hotel," and other things.

This video from something called "The Space Show" features Frantz laying out his plans with a business partner, Bob Krone.

Here is a slide show of the images, along with screen captures of Frantz's now-deleted web pages. (He's hit a few bumps.)

A man named Richard Kirby, who is said to be deceased, is repeatedly mentioned as an inspirational figure.

At the video's 25:11 mark, a vintage "alien" ringtone of another guest's cellphone interrupts the discussion, prompting chuckles.

"Actually it was Dr. Kirby coming in to check these out even closer, right?" offers the host of "The Space Show."

"If we go to slide number 7, here we envision having a secondary school grades, 10, 11, and 12. I know Richard Kirby would really like this," said Frantz on "The Space Show." It's not clear when the supposedly $600 million project will be complete. Frantz and others won't talk about it. Its related project, Kepler Space University, was ordered shut down. Yesterday another local media outlet tried to learn more about the Exit 8 project. So what do you make of the video? Are you dusting off your ice skates?